My favorite story. I've heard it over and over. The importance to me is how he mentions about Max and his treatment of her before alcohol, during his drinking, and his life with her because of AA. He did the steps repeatedly every few years to get more out of the program. He even did an emotional 12 steps in order to truly love his wife and family again. "I Admitted that I'm powerless over emotions and that my home life is unmanageable by me." as an example. He means so much to me.
I can do the same thing with an A.A. meeting. The more I focus my mind on its defects-late start, long drunkalogs, cigarette smoke-the worse the meeting becomes. But when I try to see what I can add to the meeting, rather than what I can get out of it, and when I focus my mind on what’s good about it, rather than what’s wrong with it, the meeting keeps getting better and better. When I focus on what’s good today, I have a good day, and when I focus on what’s bad, I have a bad day. If I focus on a problem, the problem increases; if I focus on the answer, the answer increases.
I used to teach this in a detox center I worked at is I started taking teaching it as doctor addict alcoholic and acceptance was the answer in the next big book. Most of those guys we're addicted to drugs other than alcohol
When I'm at my best I think of this chapter as the serenity prayer expanded upon After doing the best I can living the solution unfortunately you have to have faith in something and that's harder to nail down
My favorite part of the book - acceptance. "And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing or situation - some fact of my life - unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment." "Nothing, absolutely nothing happens in God's world by mistake. Until I could accept my alcoholism, I could not stay sober; unless I accept life completely on life's terms, I cannot be happy. I need to concentrate not so much on what needs to be changed in the world as on what needs to be changed in me and in my attitudes."
When I'm at my best I think of this chapter as the serenity prayer expanded upon After doing the best I can living the solution unfortunately you have to have faith in something and that's harder to nail down
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Also one on my favs. "The dog hasn't wet my lap once since I joined AA, neither have I."
The whole program is in this story!
This audio has enhanced my recovery
@Charles Harris That's wonderful!
It's crazy how much I have in common with these old men alcoholics!!!
Acceptance is the answer to all my problems today
💯% agree
First time listening to this. I love this guys sense of humor
Me too! They're great!
I listen to this audio everyday & the book of James
Thank you dear Charles H
I was the chief critic I was always glad to point it out cuz I knew you wanted perfection
My favorite story. I've heard it over and over. The importance to me is how he mentions about Max and his treatment of her before alcohol, during his drinking, and his life with her because of AA. He did the steps repeatedly every few years to get more out of the program. He even did an emotional 12 steps in order to truly love his wife and family again. "I Admitted that I'm powerless over emotions and that my home life is unmanageable by me." as an example. He means so much to me.
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The lower my expectations are on people the higher my Serenity level
I can do the same thing with an A.A. meeting. The
more I focus my mind on its defects-late start, long
drunkalogs, cigarette smoke-the worse the meeting
becomes. But when I try to see what I can add to the
meeting, rather than what I can get out of it, and when
I focus my mind on what’s good about it, rather than
what’s wrong with it, the meeting keeps getting better
and better. When I focus on what’s good today, I have
a good day, and when I focus on what’s bad, I have a
bad day. If I focus on a problem, the problem increases; if I focus on the answer, the answer increases.
I used to teach this in a detox center I worked at is I started taking teaching it as doctor addict alcoholic and acceptance was the answer in the next big book. Most of those guys we're addicted to drugs other than alcohol
23 minutes, long drunkalogues and cigarette smoke for the win!
When I'm at my best I think of this chapter as the serenity prayer expanded upon
After doing the best I can living the solution unfortunately you have to have faith in something and that's harder to nail down
Favorite chapter in the book
Oh awesome not just 417😁😎👍❤️
Thank you
You're very welcome 😊.
I love studying this everyday when I don’t have expectations of others I can watch my Serenity level rise
That's wonderful, Charles!
I like living in a solution
I connect with this so much
I cant take solid alchohol
My favorite part of the book - acceptance.
"And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing or situation - some fact of my life - unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment."
"Nothing, absolutely nothing happens in God's world by mistake. Until I could accept my alcoholism, I could not stay sober; unless I accept life completely on life's terms, I cannot be happy. I need to concentrate not so much on what needs to be changed in the world as on what needs to be changed in me and in my attitudes."
@@AAGive2KeepProject my sponsor told me they were scared of that part for years I love that part
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19:15 to 20:52 for all my "Serenity" Alums. I used to read that passage.
My cat does have an attitude
Acceptance
Can't accept forgiveness
Well can't accept
FORGIVENESS
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When I criticize others I’m criticizing Gods handiwork.
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When I'm at my best I think of this chapter as the serenity prayer expanded upon
After doing the best I can living the solution unfortunately you have to have faith in something and that's harder to nail down